A Taste of Cocktail Hour

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Notes

Columbia River usually makes a very low quality budget collection with releases dedicated to specific artists (the infamous Cocktail Hour serie, widely known for being one of the worst around).
They apparently decided that this collection was worth compiling itself, hence this overview.
Avoid.

Annotation last modified on 2007-12-06 13:56 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Love You Truly
recording of:
I Love You Truly
lyricist and composer:
Carrie Jacobs‐Bond
Bing Crosby2:38
2Whispering
cover recording of:
Whispering
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Lena Horne2:49
3You Made Me Love You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-27)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-27)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
trombone:
Hy Clark (US jazz trombonist) (on 1926-11-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
recording of:
You Made Me Love You (on 1926-11-27)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable
Louis Armstrong2:59
4Come Back to Sorrento
Mario Lanza3:02
5Oh, by Jingo!
Danny Kaye2:24
6Roses of Picardy
Frankie Laine2:47
7La Cumparista
Desi Arnaz2:57
8Bambu Bambu
Carmen Miranda2:29
9Mandy
Eddie Cantor2:45
10Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Patti Page2:02
11A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody
recording of:
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (from "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919")
writer:
Irving Berlin
Vic Damone3:16
12Tell Me Dream Face
Doris Day2:54
13Darktown Strutters’ Ball
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-11-19)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-11-19)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-11-19)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61422-B)
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1936-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:04
14Meet Me in St. Louis
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1944-04-21)
orchestra:
Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1944-04-21)
recording of:
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis (on 1944-04-21)
lyricist:
Andrew B. Sterling (American lyricist) (in 1904)
composer:
Kerry Mills (in 1904)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Judy Garland52:16
15When I Leave the World Behind
Al Jolson3:09
16When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves
Tommy Dorsey3:15
17Oh Marie
Louis Prima2:42
18Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951)
performer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (in 1951)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Ray Charles2:56
19Chop Sticks
Xavier Cugat1:48
20Alexander’s Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Benny Goodman2:07
21It’s a Woman’s Prerogative
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1946-03-05)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1946-03-05)
arranger:
Eddie Sauter (on 1946-03-05)
recording of:
It’s a Woman’s Prerogative (on 1946-03-05)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harold Arlen
Mildred Bailey3:01
22Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
cover recording of:
Motherless Child
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sarah Vaughan2:46
23St. Louis Blues
Cab Calloway2:56
24Maple Leaf Rag
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1934-09-12)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1901)
arrangement of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
Earl Hines2:46